Now Doctor Who's latest companion Pearl Mackie, who plays Bill Potts, has jokingly thrown her Walther PPK into the gambling ring surrounded by evil men in eyepatches stroking cats… in other words, she might be keen.

Speaking to Digital Spy along with other news outlets, Pearl said: "I'd quite like to play James Bond. 'James' not 'Jane' – if I can be called Bill, I can be called James!"